MARKETING (SPEC) Flashcards
Characteristics of a mass market
- cutsomers needs are general
- low cost operation
- economies of scale
- competition
Characterisitcs of a niche market
- less competition
- clear focus
- charge higher prices
What is the formula for market share
sales of business
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total market sales
How is market size measured
value
volume
Factors effecting market growth
- income
- trends
- technology
Define branding
A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller’s good or service from those of other sellers.
How do markets change
- size of market
- nature of markets
- new markets
what causes markets to change (PESTEL)
- political
- economic growth
- social
- technology
- environment
- legal
What ways do business have to adapt to makret changes
- flexible
- market research
- invest
- develop a niche
two types of innovation
- product innovation
- process inovation
What is direct competition
competitors who produce the same type of goods as their rivals and try to compete with them
What is indirect competition
competitors who offer those goods and services to customers that can be used as a substitute
How does competition effect a business desicions
- nature of product
- product range
- pricing
- marketing stratergies
What is the difference between uncertanity and risk
risk is something that can be pallned for
uncertainty is caused by unexpected (often external factors)
Define markert orientated
The customer is priority
Define product orientated
prioritises a product’s design quality or performance rather than customer needs.
What are the purposes of market research
- identify customer needs
- find gaps in the market
- to reduce risk
- help descion making
Define market research
the process of gathering and interpreting data about customers and competitors
What are the drawbacks to primary research
- time consuming
- expensive
- will people reply?
what is research used to identify (from the spec)
- customers wants and needs
- quantify likely demand
- consumer behaviour
Limitation of market research
- not enough info collected
- innaccurate data
- not specfic to business
- reliability of data
How can ICT be used to support market research?
- company websites
- social networking
- data bases
How do data bases work
- it is an electronic filimg system
- stores a lot of info
- can be purchased by companies
Define market segmentation
an identifiable group of individuals (or part of a market) where consumers share one (or more) characteristic or need